Yeah word to that. It will take some kind of major damage, man made or
otherwise, or a government crackdown closing off the internet to get
shortwave going. Look at those pour people in Burma, shortwave sales
through the roof.


"Bill" wrote in message
...
Look I don't want to start a trolling or a flame war but in my early days
of SWL with my Star Roamer that I built from the kit, I found it really
exciting to listen. The ship-to-shore on 3 or 4 MHz (mcs back then) was
the NY Marine Operator and there were phone conversations to listen in on,
then there was the international BC with radio Moscow giving their take on
world news and of course hams all over the place.

Well now some 30 years later, I'm bored with the whole thing....yeah I try
to catch a slight Gander Radio every now and then or still the
international stuff that might be in English. But for the most part, the
thrill is gone; unfortunately.

I hate to say it but I'll probably get rid of the Eton E5, Panasonic
RF-2200 and the R-390, having lost interest in this one-time exciting
hobby. (well, maybe not the R-390...)

I don't ask for comments or critiques...just wonder if there's others that
share my disappointment. And certainly most everything that can be
listened to can be found on the Internet (with somebody else's Internet
controlled SW receiver).

Thanks...!

--Bill
(in northern NJ)